Funding proposals for August 2018. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.
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CRII: CHS: Supporting Community Formation Through Technologically-Mediated Care
Investigator(s): Austin Toombs**; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $169,583 -
REU Site: Purdue Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics Research Academy for Undergraduates
Investigator(s): Umit Karabiyik**, Stephen Elliott, Marcus Rogers, Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar, Wenhai Sun, Biajian Yang; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Polytechnic: $364,126 -
SPrEaD: Teachers & Researchers Advancing Integrated Lessons in STEM (TRAILS 2.0)
Investigator(s): Todd Kelley**, David Eichinger, Jeffrey Holland; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Total $1,862,860; Polytechnic: $745,144 -
Excavation Training in Construction Utilizing Extended Reality (XR)
Investigator(s): James Jenkins**, Wan Ju Huang, George Takahashi; Sponsor: Occupational Safety & Health Administration; Total $75,000; Polytechnic: $25,500 -
Virtual Reality Integrated Occupational Safety and Health Training: Capacity Building for Indiana Manufacturing Industry
Investigator(s): Mesut Akdere**, Robert Goosen; Sponsor: Occupational Safety & Health Administration; Total $165,000; Polytechnic: $148,500 -
STEM Innovation on Trial
Investigator(s): Greg Strimel**, Scott Bartholomew; Sponsor: Indiana University; Polytechnic: $296,987 -
Technology & Demonstration Center/Studebaker Bldg.
Investigator(s): Ralph A. Schaffer**, Michael Sanders; Sponsor: enFocus; Polytechnic: $259,692 -
Development of an Integrated Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Validation Center
Investigator(s): Robert Connor**, John Mott, Ayman Habib; Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation; Total $575,000; Polytechnic: $143,750 -
An Efficacy Study to Evaluate Conceptual Model-based Problem Solving--A Computer-Assisted Mathematics Program for Students with Learning Difficulties (COMPS-CAMP)
Investigator(s): Yan Ping Xim**, Yingjie Chen, Signe Kastberg, Anne Traynor; Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences; Total $3,299,363.10; Polytechnic: $659,872.62 -
Model Development to Predict Natural Air Circulation in the DigIndy Tunnel
Investigator(s): Jason Ostanek**; Sponsor: Citizens Energy Group; Polytechnic: $62,777.84 -
Detecting Trends in Adversarial Foreign Propaganda
Investigator(s): Eric Dietz**, Julia Rayz; Sponsor: U.S. Department of State; Total $499,825; Polytechnic: $399,860 -
A Fundamental Theory for Dexterous Surgical Skills Transfer to Medical Robots
Investigator(s): Juan Wachs**, Richard Voyles, Vaneet Aggarwal, Dan Goldwasser; Sponsor: U.S. Department of Defense; Total $1,285,500; Polytechnic: $128,500 -
Strategies Project: Incorporating Engineering and Technology into the Elementary Classroom through Developing Socially and Regionally Relevant Digital Manufacturing Children’s Books
Investigator(s): Lisa Bosman**, Greg Strimel, Christina Wessel-Powell; Sponsor: National Science Foundation; Total $1,177,744; Polytechnic: $883,308 -
Utilization of Unmanned Aerial Systems in Measuring Fine-Scale Vegetation Regeneration Patterns
Investigator(s): Joseph Hupy**; Sponsor: Michigan State University; Polytechnic: $178,584 -
Capstone Project Support to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 2018
Investigator(s): Frederick Berry**; Sponsor: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Polytechnic: $7,500
**Indicates principal investigator
Total Polytechnic proposals = $4,473,734.46